Cap.



No. 693,6!3. Patented Feb. I8, |902.

D. LICHTENSTEIN',

CAP.

A (Application led Mar, 20, 1901.) (No Model.)

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DAVID LICHTENSTEIN,

CAP.

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OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

`SEECIFIGALTION forming part of Letters Patent No. 693,613, datedebruary 18, 1902.

Application filed March Z0, 1901. Serial No. 51,990. (No model.)

T0 a/ZZ whom t 71mg/ concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID LIcH'rnNs'rniN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in New York, borough of Manhattan, in the State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Caps, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in caps of that class adapted foruse by conductors, drivers, and others much exposed to severe weather,the object of the invention being to provide a durable and comfortablecap of this class affording protection to the forehead, ears, and backof the head as well as to the upper part of the same; and the inventionconsists of a cap comprising a body, a protector' extending continuouslyaround said body at the inside of the same, the front portion of saidprotector being of less width than the side and rear portions of thesame, a reinforcing-strip secured to said body at the inside of thesame, a lining covering said reinforcing-strip, and a connecting-band offlexible material extending continuously around the cap-body at theinside of the same and composed of two plies attached at one edge tosaid protector, one ply at each side of the same and at the other edgeto said reinforcing strip and lining.

In the accompanying drawings, Figures l and 2 are perspective views ofmy improved cap, showing the same, respectively, with the ,protector outof and in position for use; and Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinalsection through the cap, the head-protector being folded into the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The body of my improved cap may be madev in anysuitable manner. The sameas shown consists of a side wall composed of two layers a a of fabric, atop b secured to said layers, and a lining d secured within the sidewall and top. The side layers may be turned over at their upperand loweredges, as shown, the edges of the same being bound with suitablebinding. The side wall of the cap is preferably reinforced at its lowerportion by a reinforcing-strip o2 of cardboard or other suitablematerial, and the lining is also preferably reinforced by areinforoingstri] d. A

vizor c of any suitable construction may be secured tothe front portionof the cap-bodyin any suitable manner, as by stitching the same betweenthe lining and side wall of the cap, as shown. The head-protector c ismade of such size as to fit within the body of the cap, and the same ismade, preferably, from the same in aterial as the material of the sidewalls of the cap. The protector c is attached to the capbody by means ofa strip or band c of fabric thinner than the material. ot' theprotector, and the lower edge of said band is upturned and the upturnedportion c2 stitched to the cap-body, preferably only to the lining d ofthe same, above the lower edge of the capbody. By reason of the factthat the lower edge of the band c' is upturned and the same secured bysaid upturned portion to the capbody the lower edge of the said band edoes not come in contact with the head of the wearer when the protectoris turned up in the body of the cap, so that a more rounded andcomfortable edge is presented to contact with the head. The band c ispreferably composed at its lower portion, which is secured to thecapbody, of two plies of fabric. This may be acf complished in themanner shown by folding the fabric, one edge of the same being securedvto one side of the protector near one edge of the same and the fabricthence extending downwardly to its attachment with the cap-body and thenupwardly. The lower edge. of the protector is thereby completelyinclosed and protected and a finished surface provided, whether the samebe turned in or out. The projecting and upturned portion of the band cis made of approximately the same width as the distance from itsconnection with the cap-body to the lower edge of the same, so as tothrow the head-protector itself entirely out of the cap-body when thesame is turned outwardly, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, thethin bande instead of the thicker material of the protector being thusbrought between the lower edge of the capbody and the head of thewearer, so that the size of the cap is substantially the same whetherthe protector be turned in or out.

My improved cap affords protection to the entire head, with theexception of the face, and provides a comfortable and desirable arnv IOOticle of headwear for the 'use of all who are exposed to severe Weatherand to changes of weather.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire t0 secureby Letters Patentv A cap, consisting of a body, a protector extendingcontinuously around said body at the inside of the same, the frontportion of said protector being of less Width than the side and rearport-ions of the same, a reinforcingstrip secured to said body at theinside of the sam e, a lining covering said reinforcing-strip, and aconnecting-band of flexible material extending continuously around thecap-body at the inside of the same, and composed of two plies attachedat one edge to said protector, one ply at each side of the same, and atthe other edge to said reinforcing-strip and lining, substantially asset forth,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

D AVID LICHTENSTEIN.

Witnesses:

PAUL GOEPEL, JOSEPH II. NILEs.

